My motor is seized. Shit.
07-15-2007, 12:18 PM
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Chuck Norris can turn the engine with out a wrench, but regular peepz like you and me need a breaker bar. I broke a timing chain a long time ago in an LS1 NA setup, had to replace all the intake valves. And the starter cranked but nothing happened. You may have lost a bearing and then a rod welded itself to the crank, and stuff broke.
07-15-2007, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Chuck Norris can turn the engine with out a wrench, but regular peepz like you and me need a breaker bar. I broke a timing chain a long time ago in an LS1 NA setup, had to replace all the intake valves. And the starter cranked but nothing happened. You may have lost a bearing and then a rod welded itself to the crank, and stuff broke.
07-15-2007, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by VINCE
Now this is VERY important. Oil pressure change is not good. What does it say on your dip stick? I had a buddy who's car did the same thing. He was driving it and all of a sudden it shut off. He got a H/C package and did not realize he had to check his oil or change it every 2 to 3 months. Well his oil pump eventually died. When we checked the car there was no oil on the dip stick. I asked him about his oil pressure and he said he had noticed it getting lower everyday, but thought that was normal. LOL!! Needless to say his motor seized up. Just out of curiousity we put 4 quarts of oil in and did not see it hit the oil dip stick until we put 5.5 in. To make a long story short he purchased a new shortblock and NOW knows to investigate every little change on his car.. I do hope yours is something simpler.
07-15-2007, 03:14 PM
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I'd suspect a bearing issue, sorry to say. I had a similar problem with one of my turbo V6's, back when I didn't watch gauges very religiously. We did a H/C swap, ran the car w/o oil psi for about 10 seconds (faulty gasket), and afterwards I lost a starter. Then after the new starter, I kept blowing 125 AMP fuses when I'd try to start the car hot. Shortly after that I made one pass at the track, my buddy noticed a ticking, I was so happy it was fast that I didn't give a ****. Made another pass and tore the bottom end a new one.
I hope the best for you, I know how bad it sucks to break a newish setup.
I hope the best for you, I know how bad it sucks to break a newish setup.
07-15-2007, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh @ KYTP
It's a race car bro. These things happen. It is never good, but is one of those things that we all expect any minute in the back of our minds with FI.
07-16-2007, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 098z28
if your friend is that retarded that he doesnt know what a oil change is take his keys and tell him to step back from the car
07-18-2007, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ninetres
Should Texas Speed (and their engine assembler) be the ones to blame? This motor MIGHT of had a measly 3k miles on it.